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Clay Target Shooting : The Mental Game

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Having shot clay targets for a few years.The ideas in the book were not out of the blue.The author just layed it out in a clear manner. I especially liked the way in which he list the different level of shooters.So you can get a better feel where you are and what you need to train on.....I would recomend this book to anyone who wants to inprove their score in any of the clay target sport...It is not written for a golfers eyes it is written in a shooters eyes. So the visualization process is easier to see the point ans the Targets turn to Dust.

My impression after the first time I read this book "WOW", my impression after the second time I read this book "WOW - WOW", etc..

After I finished the final chapter everything in the book just seemed like common sense. As a shooter, I have thought the same things that were written for years but could never made heads-or-tails out of the information. Mark (the author) is very smooth in his ability to convey seemingly complex topics and put all the pieces of the mental puzzle on the table.

My final comment is, tell me when the sequel is so I can be the first in line to buy it - at any price!

After reading this book I have one message to other shooters/readers: Buy this book, read it once, read it again, practice what it says than read the book again in 30 days.

The author does a great job of bringing difficult psychological concepts into simple understandings. While most other books, which only donate a single chapter to mental training, are written like a textbook - this author writes like he is talking directly to you. His straightforward writing style makes the book hard to put down once you start reading it.

I am currently a B-22-C trapshooter and after reading this book I feel like I have boosted my confidence such that I should be ready to move up the next class this season. I recommend this book highly.

PS. Don't loan it out to others... you will have a hard time getting it back - I know from experience.

While there are few books on the subject of clay target shooting, I feel this one is the best. Most other books devote the majority of the text to the physical fundamentals of shooting, assuming that the reader knows and understands the psychological part of the sport. This book takes a different tact, exploring in detail areas of shooting that are not often discussed and/or understood. This book was a great investment; I believe that I gained a couple of targets just from putting to use the organizational skills described. I rate it a 9.5 MDF-Denver, CO

It is true that this is one of a very few books that actually address the mental aspects of shooting. However, I could not get over the fact that either this book was not edited, or the editor did not speak English.

This book is without a doubt the most poorly written book I have ever purchased. The concepts and material, especially relating issues to different levels of ability, is great stuff. The spelling, grammar, and verb tense errors were hard to believe. Someone should take a look at editing and republishing this book.

This book has helped me overcome many shooting hurdles. I've been shooting clay targets for over 30 years. So, technically I can pretty much do it all. However mentally, emotionally ,,, whatever you call it - far too many birds were slipping through the cracks... LOST.

With Marks principles, coherently laid out in an easy to remember format, my poise and performance under pressure is continuing to improve. I have new confidence and composure and am accomplishing a lot of the goals Mark will challenged you to achieve. This was not an easy book to write. A lot of thought and experience went into every word of it.

Ps - I know Mark has recently been an Olympic Team shotgun instructor, so that is a pretty good reference in itself!~

C.Costello in Colorado